Comments on: Seed Beader Struggling Around the Curve of My Stone

By: Rose Barden

Rose Barden — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 15:53:29 +0000

Take a look at my picture in the JMJ Gallery called The African Woman. This was done in seed beads, with Bezelling in a Shell on the Headdress. I learn to do this from going to websites like YouTube tutorials on Beading Embroidery, that offer learning to embroider with seed beads on felt and bezel in a cabochon. Hope that is helpful.

By: Ellie

Ellie — Sat, 01 Feb 2014 15:54:57 +0000

Janet
I’ve tried to do this and had the same problem. I found that reducing the number of seed beads to reduce as stated above is the best way but I would also add, going back through a seed bead with a half hitch knot also keeps the beads from slipping.
Of course it’s important to have either invisible thread (like Wildfire Green) or monofilament fishing line, helps to hide the stitch.

Ellie

By: Sarah S

Sarah S — Sat, 18 Jan 2014 14:28:58 +0000

Oh, and one other thing, on those final rounds if you aren’t worried about the thread breaking, you probably aren’t pulling tight enough. You need REALLY tight tension to get the beads flush against the stone.

By: Sarah S

Sarah S — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 19:21:10 +0000

for creating seed bead bezels around a stone or cabochon, there are a couple ways to reduce. One way is to skip a spot. Another way is to switch to smaller beads.

Here is a beginning tutorial for creating a peyote stitch bezel –
fusionbeads.com/Peyote-Stitch-Bezel